Me Grimlock feeling festive in May! Hallmark have put up information on their 2016 keepsake ornament, based on Generation 1 Grimlock. First seen in 2015 at San Diego Comic Con, the Grimlock keepsake ornament is based on the Dinobot Commander’s Tyrannosaurus Rex alternate mode as it appeared in the original toy line. According to Hallmark’s order page, Grimlock will be available from July 9, 2016, priced at $15.95. If you love your Dinobots, you just might want to hang this one from your Christmas tree this coming holiday season.

TFC toys have posted new images to their Weibo account, showing off colored images of their upcoming takes on the Transformers Victory Destrons Gaihawk and Drillhorn. Named Aiakos and Hypnos, the pair recreate the look of these two Breastmasters nicely, right down to little details like Gaihawk’s cocky smirk. Both figures include Breastmaster partners who can form chest armor, weapons, or animal sidekicks for the bigger robots – and they also have other weapons, such as Aiakos’ very literal handguns. As an added bonus, now that colored versions of all six members of the TFC Hades combiner group are available, » Continue Reading.

30 years ago, the Transformers line was introduced to Hot Rod, the turbo-revvin’ young punk who would assume the mantle of Autobot leader as Rodimus Prime. A mainstay of the Transformers line since then, Hot Rod – or Rodimus as he is sometimes known – is getting a new Deluxe class toy as a part of the Titans Return line. Yesterday’s leak saw us get our first confirmation of a Hot Rod – who looks to be a part of a future Deluxe assortment along with Doublecross, Triggerhappy, and Getaway – but the images we saw there were placeholders. Now, » Continue Reading.

The Transformers Collectors Club has sent out an email to advise that preorders for the Transformers Figure Subscription Service 5.0 is now open! These figures are made to order, so you have between now and May 26 2016 to sign up for this series – and in addition, you need to be a member of the Transformers Collectors Club. If you’re not a member – unfortunately, that ship has now sailed, as they stopped accepting new members back in March. Head on over to the Figure Subscription Service order page to find out more about the toys in this » Continue Reading.

A reminder for Toronto area Transformers and 80s collectors, 80s Toy Expo 2016 is this Sunday, May 1st at the Hilton Meadowvale/Mississauga Hotel– 6750 Mississauga Road, Mississauga, Ontario from 10 am to 4 pm with free parking. Meet WWE Hall of Famer “The Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart and Stephen Costantino who played the Gamorrean Guard in Return of the Jedi. Both will be available for autographs and photos all day. 80s Toy Expo will be giving away high end door prizes all day long: Transformers MP-28 Masterpiece Hot Rodimus thanks to show sponsor B&K Collectibles Power Rangers Legacy Edition Morpher thanks to show sponsor The Toy Trove X-Transbot MM-VI BOOST thanks to show sponsor Madhaus Collectibles» Continue Reading.

Amazon have updated their listings for Transformers the IDW Collection Phase 2 Volume 4 and More than Meets the Eye Volume 10 with the cover art of both collected editions. Phase 2 Volume 4 features a dramatic and eye-catching rendition of Prowl with the red on his head crest flaking off, in the style of the previous hardcover volumes, while More than Meets the Eye Volume 10 reuses the cover art of More than Meets the Eye 50 – which was already the perfect cover for the whole The Dying of the Light arc, so made sense to » Continue Reading.

Back in 2014, it was reported that the Chongqing based Wulong Karst Tourism group was threatening to sue Paramount over a missed product placement. The group made a deal with Paramount which involved their logo being shown on screen in exchange for a $750,000 payment toward the film’s production. Age of Extinction had a pivotal scene introducing the Dinobots being filmed in the Wulong Karst – and while this is prominently in the film, the logo’s placement was left on the cutting room floor. Because of this, the group – which has been making various legal noises between 2014 and » Continue Reading.

TakaraTomy has revealed a new April campaign featuring Transformers Arms Micron Burn and Arms Micron Rain. These exclusive figures, as usual, are part of a gift campaign available when 3,000 yen or more of Transformers Adventure product is purchased at selected outlets. Because this is a Takara campaign, most will need to find these Arm Microns on the aftermarket. Hit the discussion link below to see more details.

Zap2it has posted details of the next all-new episode of Transformers Rescue Bots. Rescue Bots Season 4 episode 8 is set to air on June 4th, 2016, and is titled “Enemy of my Enemy”. According to the listing, we’ve got this to look forward to in this episode: When the Rescue Bots are captured by a new villain, the Burns family finds an unexpected ally in a former enemy. There’s a lot of speculation over who this former enemy might be – share your theories after the break!

Good news, Transformers fans! The fourth series of Transformers Subscription Service figures are now arriving. The fourth year gives us a new combiner in the form of Thunder Mayhem, and his components – Needlenose, Ruckus, Spinister, Bludgeon, and Windsweeper – are five of the six figures in the series. The sixth is the lone Autobot facing this all-new, all-deadly Mayhem Attack Squad combiner – the original Wrecker, Impactor! Subscription Service Series 4 is set to ship in three week intervals – with the first one arriving in the hands of fans everywhere today. Fans like TFW2005’s Smitty.1981, who sent us » Continue Reading.

Third party company Generation Toy has updated their weibo page with colored prototypes of the last two members of their Gravity Builder project as well as the combined form, Gravity Builder himself. The last two members are their takes on Hook and Long Haul, aptly named Crane and Dump Truck respectively. In addition to these two, we also have some test shot images of the small Megatron aka Tyrant, who is in limited quantities and will be shipped with Crane. Gravity Builder himself is also shown off in all his green and purple glory, feature some small bits of clear plastic » Continue Reading.

The Masterforce UK blog has uploaded images of a prototype of Combiner Wars Deluxe Groove. With Groove set to be released individually, we thought it neat to share these images of the prototype version. The images show off the prototype molded in mostly yellow plastic with clear weapons. Who would add this onto a Defensor gestalt?

Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner has revealed their business practice regarding Innovation and took Transformers as an example to explain the subject matter. This new reveal gives a certain understanding on what’s been going on these days for the brand we know and love. Hasbro is using what is known as a Three Box Technique to plan what should be done in the future. With this plan they would manage the existing core business (preservation), abandon ideas that are no longer useful (destruction) and generate new breakthrough ideas (creation). It is also stated that an internal team called Future Now focuses exclusively » Continue Reading.

Hisashi Yuki has once again provided us with a new look at an upcoming Takara product on his Twitter, this time being the entire Unite Warriors Combaticon family. Onslaught, Blast Off, Swindle, Vortex, and Brawl are all on display here, posed together in their robot modes. Which versions of these guys do you prefer – Takara or Hasbro? Let us know in the discussion thread!

A new preview clip from the latest season of Transformers Rescue Bots featuring an extensive scene with new female Autobot Quickshadow (voiced by Alex Kingston) has been found on YouTube. In the clip we get a glimpse of Quickshadow’s introduction and her character in her exchange with out heroes on the Autobot rescue team. Check out that full preview clip after the break.

The NTF-Archive.de Facebook page has shared new images of the Transformers Adventure TAV-50 Hyper Surge Optimus Prime. Yesterday we saw the Hasbro version of this mold, which has a different color layout than Takara’s. Slated to be released around June, we still have plenty of time before release so we should be seeing new information and images drop again soon.

The Planet Iacon Facebook page has shared a massive amount of images originating from the Weibo account of @GRAVE. These images show off what we would assume are upcoming Titans Return figures. In this patch of leaked figures we have the following characters: Sixshot (Class unknown) Hot Rod (Class unknown) Optimus Prime (Voyager Class?) Megatron (Voyager Class) Mindwipe (Deluxe) Triggerhappy (Deluxe) Wolfwire (AKA Weirdwolf – Deluxe) Doublecross (Deluxe) Getaway (Deluxe) Most of these leaked figures are coming from what looks like design sheets, some of the images state “design TBD.” These are likely early design concepts, so it’s a wonder how » Continue Reading.

Thanks to the KFC Fanpage on Facebook, we’ve found our first full body prototype image of KFC’s Eavi Metal Ditka, a Masterpiece inspired homage of Blitzwing. We only have this one image so far, but it does show off some accessories that Ditka will likely come with, which includes a sword and an actual football accessory (most likely a nod to the G1 episode Triple Takeover). More images will likely pop up over the next few days, given the recent influx of third party Blitzwing news we’ve had. Stay tuned more info!

Thanks to boards member blacklai, we have a fairly extensive in-hand gallery of the upcoming Unite Warriors set, Grand Galavatron! Complete with full body shots and close-ups of each figure and the combined form, as well as some comparisons with the Hasbro Cyclonus, this gallery gives us a very good look at the UW-06 boxset. In addition to that, we also get a look at the signature cartoony print featuring the team relaxing in a lava pit while Cyclonus communicates with Galvatron, who seems to be a bit bloated. We’ve mirrored some basic shots in the full post, but be » Continue Reading.